1st chapter
Where does the story take place?
When did Dill first leave?
Early Summer
What does Scout do to make Calpurnia furious? What lesson does Calpurnia teach Scout?
Scout made rude comments to Walter Cunningham when he pours molasses over his food. She made Walter feel bad. Calpurnia says that all guest should be treated kindly no matter who they are.
What is the first present Scout finds in the tree?
Scout finds chewing gum in the tree first.
When Scout begins to drift away from the boys, with whom does she spend much time?
Scout begins to spend time with Miss Maudie Atkinson.
What’s Scout’s real name?
What does Scout look forward to more than anything?
The first day of school
What compromise does Atticus make with Scout at the end of the chapter?
The compromise was, "if Scout will concede the necessity of going to school, they will go on reading.
When Atticus asks the children if their game pertains to the Radleys, Jem says “No sir.” Atticus merely responds, “I hope it doesn't.” Why does he stop the conversation at that point?
Atticus may have been following his own lesson: ignore the behavior and it will go away. Atticus did not usually forbid the children to do anything. Rather he posed things in such a way that they could make their own decision.
Why do the children have faith in Miss Maudie?
She has never told on them; she has always been honest with them; she does not pry.
Where is Scout and Jem’s mother?
Who took Scout to school on her first day?
Jem
Who are the Ewells, and why are they treated differently than others? Identify the "certain privileges" they get.
They do not work and are dishonest people. The Ewells are common folk that were allowed certain privileges. They don't have to go to school and can hunt out of season.
What is the second present found in the tree?
Indian-head pennies are the second gifts found in the tree.
What does Miss Maudie mean when she says Atticus is the same in his house as he is on the public streets?
She means that Atticus is a man of integrity; the face he presents in public does not differ from the face he presents at home.
What is the recluse, Boo Radley, rumored to have done when he was little?
What is Scout not allowed to do to Jem at school?
Bother him
What important lesson does Atticus teach Scout about understanding people? How might this lesson help her?
He tells her that she'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks when she consider things from their point of view. He said, "until you climb into their skin and walk around in it."
When Dill says that he helped engineer the train, Jem says, “In a pig’s ear you did, Dill.” What does this mean?
The idiomatic expression “In a pig’s ear” means “impossible.”
What does Uncle Jack yell at Miss Maudie each Christmas?
He yells for Miss Maudie to come out and marry him.
Who is Dill?
Who is Scouts teacher?
Miss Caroline Fisher
What compromise does Atticus make with Scout at the end of the chapter?
The compromise was, "if Scout will concede the necessity of going to school, they will go on reading.
What does Jem call Miss Caroline’s teaching methods?
He calls it the Dewey Decimal System.
How do the children try to send the message to Boo?
The children try to send a message by tying it on a fishing line.